"Yes, this is the place."
The muscular man nodded in response, surveyed the surroundings, and said sternly, "You will follow me into the mountain shortly. The fog in this mountain is very thick, and it's easy to get lost. You must stay by my side at all times."
"Moreover, there will surely be many people searching for treasure inside today. Their skills will be no weaker than ours, so we must be extra careful."
"Don't worry, Big Brother. No matter how strong our opponents are, the treasure map will be ours. My sister and I are very confident," Hei Mei declared, clenching her fist.
"Big Brother, look, there are tire tracks here. It seems a car just came by,"
Another Hei Mei said, looking at the tire marks on the ground.
The muscular man walked over, squatted down to examine the imprints on the ground, and nodded, "Indeed, someone has been here, and the tire marks are quite fresh. It seems the other party is also a very cautious person."
"They must have hidden their car to avoid being discovered or traced."
"Should we do the same?" Hei Mei asked curiously.
"Of course. We must learn from those smarter than us. Wait for me here; I'll go hide the car."
After speaking, the muscular man got into the car alone and drove off in another direction.
Li Yang, hiding in the shadows, said confidently, "As expected, they're here for the treasure map. But we don't need to worry; they won't find us. Wait until they enter the mountain, and then you wait for me in the car."
"Why? I want to go into the mountain with you too. It's definitely fun in there," Fang Xiaoqing said reluctantly.
"I'm not going into the mountain for fun; I have a mission to assist the authorities. If you come with me, you might slow me down. You just need to wait here and watch the arrests," Li Yang consoled her.
"Ah? That's so boring. I shouldn't have come with you."
Fang Xiaoqing had thought Li Yang would take her into the mountain too, but hearing his words now, she couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.
Li Yang patted her head and said, "Don't worry, catching people is very interesting. Besides, once you enter the mountain, there's fog, miasma, and possibly poisonous snakes and fierce beasts. Wouldn't you be scared if you saw them?"
"Ah? There are such things? I'm most afraid of snakes. Then I won't go. You go by yourself."
As soon as Fang Xiaoqing heard the word "snakes," she immediately cowered into a ball, scared. Before Li Yang could remind her to get into the car, she took the car keys herself and got into the car alone.
Li Yang chuckled. Seeing her obediently get into the car, he put his mind at ease and entered Ziyun Mountain alone.
As soon as he entered the mountain, his phone still had a signal. He received a text message from Murong Xue, who told him that she had seen everything when he and Fang Xiaoqing arrived at the mountain and entered it.
She would coordinate with Li Yang from the outside to capture Ku Teng.
Upon seeing the message, Li Yang replied with "Okay," then put away his phone and ventured deeper into the mountain alone.
It was afternoon, and the fog in the deep mountains was moderate. However, as time went on, the fog on the mountain would only grow thicker.
In some areas, there would also be poisonous miasma, so Li Yang was very careful as he walked through the mountain.
His mission in the mountain was to find Ku Teng and the experts he brought with him, and to secretly poison them, causing them to be infected with toxins invisibly, thus losing their ability to move in the shortest possible time.
By the time the authorities stormed in to make arrests, they would have no chance of escape.
However, the vastness of the mountain made Li Yang a bit bewildered. Even with his X-ray vision constantly scanning ahead, he couldn't find any trace of Ku Teng.
Fortunately, fate favored him. Li Yang didn't see Ku Teng at first, but after walking a few hundred meters forward, he finally spotted Ku Teng.
Ku Teng was currently fighting with someone. His men had encountered a group of people also looking for the treasure map, and a fierce battle had erupted.
Li Yang quickened his pace and ran rapidly towards Ku Teng's location.
But when he arrived near Ku Teng, he saw people appearing from all directions simultaneously, all heading towards Ku Teng.
Li Yang had intended to intervene earlier, but seeing this scene, he decided to wait.
These people were killing each other for the treasure map, and there was nothing to pity.
He leaped easily onto a treetop and quietly watched their frenzied fight.
Ku Teng's subordinates displayed sharp moves, each strike aimed at the opponent's vital points, killing with a single move.
With a series of rapid clashes, Li Yang, watching from above, felt his hands itching.
In just a few minutes, dozens of treasure seekers around them had all fallen to the ninjas' blades.
Ku Teng looked at them with great satisfaction and sneered, "A bunch of trash, still wanting to compete with me for the treasure map. What a pipe dream."
"Mr. Ku Teng, these people have all been dealt with," the leading ninja reported, holding a blood-stained sword.
"Very good. Continue forward. Find the treasure map for me, no matter what."
Ku Teng gave a stern order and led his men to continue forward.
Li Yang took out his phone, took pictures of the scene, and then leaped from the treetop, covering a distance of ten meters instantly.
Because his footsteps were silent, Ku Teng's subordinates did not detect his presence at all.
Li Yang smiled calmly and, passing over them, secretly sprinkled a small bottle of powder from mid-air. The powder blended with the air, colorless and odorless.
As long as these people inhaled the powder, all their strength would disappear invisibly.
After dispersing the powder into the air, Li Yang took advantage of their inattention and swiftly moved through the air, pushing off the air with his feet, appearing gracefully in a low-lying patch of grass a thousand meters away.
This was where he had asked Qian Long to find the spot where the fake treasure map was buried. It was also the center of the entire forest, with no obstructions around, making it the most suitable location for the authorities to act.
He took out the fake treasure map from his person and casually tossed it into the grass. Then, he created the sound of a fight and deliberately emitted screams to attract all the treasure seekers to this location.
As screams echoed through the air, treasure seekers not far away rushed towards the sound.
The first to arrive was a young man with yellow hair. From a distance, he saw something thrown in the grass. He ran over quickly and picked it up, only to find it was the treasure map. He was instantly overjoyed.
"I found it, I found the treasure map! Haha, I can obtain the supreme treasure."
The yellow-haired youth shouted excitedly. Just as he was about to put the treasure map on his person and leave, he suddenly realized that people were all around him.
They had all seen him pick up the treasure map.
"You, what do you want?" the yellow-haired youth asked timidly, trembling all over.
"Hand over the treasure map, and we'll spare your life."
A burly man with a beard, holding a steel knife, said, pressing the blade to his neck.